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Business Writing Style: Avoid Silly Verbs Morphed from Useful Nouns

Posted by Mary Cullen, Mar 23, 2023

Don't make the business writing error of taking a useful noun, such as mainstream, or action, and morphing it into a business-speak verb like mainstreamification, or actionize.

12 Business English Vocabulary Words and Phrases to Know

Posted by Katie Almeida Spencer, Mar 20, 2023

Business English relies on clear, direct, and simple language to effectively and efficiently communicate complex and ...

ChatGPT Risks in Business Writing

Posted by Mary Cullen, Feb 27, 2023

ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool driven by AI technology. The language model can answer questions, write code, ...

How to Improve Your Business English Writing Skills

Posted by Elisabeth O'Quinn, Feb 13, 2023

The advice to improve your business English writing skills is no different for a native speaker versus a non-native. But the ...

How to Write an Operations Manual [+ Template]

Posted by Elisabeth O'Quinn, Dec 07, 2022

You've been tasked with writing an operations manual for your organization. An operations manual ensures that work tasks, ...

How to Improve Your Procedure Writing

Posted by Elisabeth O'Quinn, Nov 29, 2022

Procedures are necessary documents to ensure that policies are followed and that organizational tasks run smoothly. As a ...

19 Common Business English Abbreviations to Know

Posted by Katie Almeida Spencer, Nov 09, 2022

There are SO MANY business English abbreviations, or acronyms, out there. No one can know them all, and I’ve often had to ...

How to Write an Effective Policies and Procedures Manual

Posted by Elisabeth O'Quinn, Oct 29, 2022

Policies tell readers what to do and why it's done. Procedures tell readers how to do it. Together, they define an ...

11 Grammar Exercises for Business English

Posted by Grace Cuddy, Aug 24, 2022

Correct, clean grammar in the English language is crucial for strong business writing. Major grammatical errors can confuse ...

5 Types of Business English

Posted by Grace Cuddy, Aug 22, 2022

Business writing in English is a specific rhetoric, a genre of writing if you will, used in professional settings. For ...

Guide to Strong Policy Writing

Posted by Elisabeth O'Quinn, Aug 04, 2022

So, you've been tasked with writing a policy for your company. Policy writing can sometimes feel unnecessary, outlining ...

How to Use the Word Read Aloud Tool for Editing

Posted by Bailey Lang, Aug 02, 2022

If you use Microsoft Word for drafting entire documents, you might have been overlooking a useful tool—the Read Aloud ...

English Grammar 101 for Business Writing

Posted by Katie Almeida Spencer, Jul 05, 2022

English grammar for business writing is actually a bit easier than grammar for other types of writing. Business writing in ...

What Computer Science Teams Should Know About Technical Writing

Posted by Katie Almeida Spencer, Jun 28, 2022

Technical writing is a broad and varied category used by many different fields and teams, including computer science teams. ...

How to Write in Business English in 4 Steps

Posted by Katie Almeida Spencer, Jun 28, 2022

Learning how to write in Business English may seem daunting at first, but it’s probably one of the easier types of English ...

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